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Bromic acid
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<p>Bromic acid, also known as hydrogen bromate, is an <a href="/facts/Oxoacid/p0bMdwSx">oxoacid</a> with the molecular formula HBrO3. It only exists in <a href="/facts/Aqueous_solution/eRNr3MH2">aqueous solution</a>. It is a colorless solution that turns yellow at room temperature as it decomposes to <a href="/facts/Bromine/oLfj3C7D">bromine</a>. Bromic acid and <a href="/facts/Bromate/UH4DoPFT">bromates</a> are powerful oxidizing agents and are common ingredients in <a href="/facts/Belousov%E2%80%93Zhabotinsky_reaction/RHH660Iy">Belousov–Zhabotinsky reactions</a>. Belousov-Zhabotinsky reactions are a classic example of <a href="/facts/Non-equilibrium_thermodynamics/SvcDqcqm">non-equilibrium thermodynamics</a>. </p>